What?
This week, we are continuing to work on our Digital Stories. Though, we also learned about Photostory, along with few other options to create digital stories in. (iMovie, Windows Moviemaker.)
So What?
Digital Stories could be very beneficial. Also, know the software that is used to create them is a tool and skill that I feel everyone should have. Especially for myself as a future educator, and my colleagues. We are in a digital age, we must engage our students by teaching them in ways that will keep them engaged. Digital stories are a way to do this.
Now what?
For my students in the future, I plan to have them create digital stories. Whether is by about a composer that they have been learning about or the music they have been playing. I feel that it will give them a more in depth and better understanding of the music itself. They can also learn how to make digital stories to help them with other classes as well, not just music, which would in turn make them better educated and better students.
Video
Did you Know? 3.O
I enjoy these clips. They are very informational and opens your eyes to see just how much our world is growing in the digital age! There was one clip on the video that surprised me. It stated that the number of text messages received and sent everyday exceed the population of our planet..... now that is just crazy!That is just one small testament to how much we are growing digitally. Could you imagine what it will be like in another 10 years?
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Digital Stories 1
What?
We have started to learn about digital stories. Digital stories are a great way to grab a students attention to learn about a particular topic. They should be engaging and be able to pull the students in from the get go.
So what?
This is a pretty cool way to grab the students attention. If done right. It's also a great way to put all the tools that you have learned into practice. To be able to digitally tell a story, just by using pictures alone and the way that you use them with music, could leave a very big impression on your audience. Especially the teenagers in your classroom.
Now what?
As a music teacher, I feel that this could be used very beneficially. Take a piece of music that we are learning. Let's say a John Williams piece that was used in a historical movie.... I can create digital story using they music that we are learning to get across to the students, just exactly what the composer wants to bring to pass through his music. By doing this, I can impress into my students minds what they need to convey.
I feel that this could help them become better musicians, as well as better people in general. Which I feel is our objective as educators. We have the responsibility as educators to make good citizens of our students. Digital stories can help us do that.
Video Reflection
NASA Digital Story
This was a very insightful digital story. I knew quite a bit about NASA, though this story opened up my mind to a few things that I didn't know. I also felt that this digital story was a good example on how to keeps things flowing throughout your presentation and using music to make an impression. Digital stories could be very insightful, just as this one, if used correctly.
We have started to learn about digital stories. Digital stories are a great way to grab a students attention to learn about a particular topic. They should be engaging and be able to pull the students in from the get go.
So what?
This is a pretty cool way to grab the students attention. If done right. It's also a great way to put all the tools that you have learned into practice. To be able to digitally tell a story, just by using pictures alone and the way that you use them with music, could leave a very big impression on your audience. Especially the teenagers in your classroom.
Now what?
As a music teacher, I feel that this could be used very beneficially. Take a piece of music that we are learning. Let's say a John Williams piece that was used in a historical movie.... I can create digital story using they music that we are learning to get across to the students, just exactly what the composer wants to bring to pass through his music. By doing this, I can impress into my students minds what they need to convey.
I feel that this could help them become better musicians, as well as better people in general. Which I feel is our objective as educators. We have the responsibility as educators to make good citizens of our students. Digital stories can help us do that.
Video Reflection
NASA Digital Story
This was a very insightful digital story. I knew quite a bit about NASA, though this story opened up my mind to a few things that I didn't know. I also felt that this digital story was a good example on how to keeps things flowing throughout your presentation and using music to make an impression. Digital stories could be very insightful, just as this one, if used correctly.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Powerpoint
What?
At the moment, we are learning how to create an instructive process for a powerpoint presentation. To complete this assignment, we are collaborating in our content area groups to pull in ideas from our entire group.
So what?
As an educator, if I can learn how to make solid instructions to help guide my students, then my students will come away knowing what to do. the worst is when a student is confused, because you as an educator was confusing when you gave them the instructions. By learning how to create instructions that are organized and clear, you will be a benefit to your students so that your students can be become more effective learners. Also, as far as my colleagues are concerned, by being a more organized educators, I will be a more effective educator for the department that I am in and for my school.
Now What?
Powerpoints are very beneficial in education. It helps visualize what they are learning. It also helps them learn digitally. By creating and making powerpoints, the students stay engaged with the lesson and retain the information, more so than they would if they were just listening to the teacher talk all day long.
Video Reflection
How NOT to use Powerpoint
This was a humorous, but yet very insightful video on how not to make a powerpoint presentation. When you are making a powerpoint, remember that you want people to remember what you are presenting. You don't want them to leave thinking about how confusing the presentation was. Because that is all they will get from it. Though, if your slides are simple and informative, than your audience will remember what they learned and walk away thinking about how great your presentation was.
At the moment, we are learning how to create an instructive process for a powerpoint presentation. To complete this assignment, we are collaborating in our content area groups to pull in ideas from our entire group.
So what?
As an educator, if I can learn how to make solid instructions to help guide my students, then my students will come away knowing what to do. the worst is when a student is confused, because you as an educator was confusing when you gave them the instructions. By learning how to create instructions that are organized and clear, you will be a benefit to your students so that your students can be become more effective learners. Also, as far as my colleagues are concerned, by being a more organized educators, I will be a more effective educator for the department that I am in and for my school.
Now What?
Powerpoints are very beneficial in education. It helps visualize what they are learning. It also helps them learn digitally. By creating and making powerpoints, the students stay engaged with the lesson and retain the information, more so than they would if they were just listening to the teacher talk all day long.
Video Reflection
How NOT to use Powerpoint
This was a humorous, but yet very insightful video on how not to make a powerpoint presentation. When you are making a powerpoint, remember that you want people to remember what you are presenting. You don't want them to leave thinking about how confusing the presentation was. Because that is all they will get from it. Though, if your slides are simple and informative, than your audience will remember what they learned and walk away thinking about how great your presentation was.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Podcast, Vidcast.........
What?
This week we are learning about Podcast & Vidcasts, & how to make and apply them.
So what?
I knew what podcast & vidcasts were before this week, but I didn't really know how easy they were to make! I feel that as teachers, we can use these tools very effectively in education. We can create podcast of our lessons and put them up on a site for students if they miss class, or even just to their benefit for study purposes. If you want the class to hear specific instructions on a particular assignment or walk them through how to workout a problem, make a podcast on put it on your site. Also, I feel that as a music educator, vidcasts could come in very handy. I can make a vidcast on demonstrating how to properly clean your instrument, or how to just do basic maintenance. This way, when students are at home, they can watch them and learn how to do basic maintenance on their own instruments and save them some money.
As a student now, I could make podcast of classes that I am in if I want to re-listen to a lesson later on while I am studying. Or even just to make myself notes or leave myself voice memos. Again, very effective tools if learned how to use properly.
Now what?
For my future students, I feel that this technology can benefit them greatly, when used properly. Other than the things I have already mentioned, I feel that I can use this technology to record rehearsals if needed so that students can go home & listen to these rehearsals to see where they need improvement & then the ensemble can benefit as a whole. Also, my future colleagues and I can also use this technology to share information when we go to seminars and possibly attend different classes. Then we can share information and get more out of the classes we attended.
Video Reflection
Why Let Our Students Blog?
Educators need to realize that our students our digital learners. By letting our students blog, we are allowing them to work in their digital realm. It well help our students remain engaged and help them reflect on what they learned that day. By actually having our students do something, versus hoping that they reflect on the assignment sometime after they leave your classroom is a benefit to our students. BY blogging, they will actually jog their memory and reflect on the class that they had this day. This will help them long-term, Hopefully, help them realize that by reflecting on their daily classes, will help them retain information & hopefully become better students. It also gives them a sense of ownership & control. Since they are the ones that have access to their blogs & control what goes into them.
This week we are learning about Podcast & Vidcasts, & how to make and apply them.
So what?
I knew what podcast & vidcasts were before this week, but I didn't really know how easy they were to make! I feel that as teachers, we can use these tools very effectively in education. We can create podcast of our lessons and put them up on a site for students if they miss class, or even just to their benefit for study purposes. If you want the class to hear specific instructions on a particular assignment or walk them through how to workout a problem, make a podcast on put it on your site. Also, I feel that as a music educator, vidcasts could come in very handy. I can make a vidcast on demonstrating how to properly clean your instrument, or how to just do basic maintenance. This way, when students are at home, they can watch them and learn how to do basic maintenance on their own instruments and save them some money.
As a student now, I could make podcast of classes that I am in if I want to re-listen to a lesson later on while I am studying. Or even just to make myself notes or leave myself voice memos. Again, very effective tools if learned how to use properly.
Now what?
For my future students, I feel that this technology can benefit them greatly, when used properly. Other than the things I have already mentioned, I feel that I can use this technology to record rehearsals if needed so that students can go home & listen to these rehearsals to see where they need improvement & then the ensemble can benefit as a whole. Also, my future colleagues and I can also use this technology to share information when we go to seminars and possibly attend different classes. Then we can share information and get more out of the classes we attended.
Video Reflection
Why Let Our Students Blog?
Educators need to realize that our students our digital learners. By letting our students blog, we are allowing them to work in their digital realm. It well help our students remain engaged and help them reflect on what they learned that day. By actually having our students do something, versus hoping that they reflect on the assignment sometime after they leave your classroom is a benefit to our students. BY blogging, they will actually jog their memory and reflect on the class that they had this day. This will help them long-term, Hopefully, help them realize that by reflecting on their daily classes, will help them retain information & hopefully become better students. It also gives them a sense of ownership & control. Since they are the ones that have access to their blogs & control what goes into them.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Webquest Final
Video Reflection
Schoolhouse Rock - A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing.
I found it interesting that this video was about nouns. Especially when we have been working on Webquests that past couple of weeks. Though, when I stop and think about it, many people think of nouns to describe a person, place, or a thing. Though, you can also call an abstract idea a noun. More importantly, as an educator, I feel that nouns are very important in the way that you present content to you students. As you teach them, you want to find the correct words or nouns to be able to give solid examples to your students so that they can comprehend what they are learning in the best possible way. Also, as we as educators create webquests for our students, which tupe of nouns will we use to make this content interesting for our students? Are there certain nouns out there that may grab a students attention vs another? We must be good with our word as educators. We must also know how to use them. My father always told me, that a well educated person knows how and when to use certain words in the English Language.
Schoolhouse Rock - A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing.
I found it interesting that this video was about nouns. Especially when we have been working on Webquests that past couple of weeks. Though, when I stop and think about it, many people think of nouns to describe a person, place, or a thing. Though, you can also call an abstract idea a noun. More importantly, as an educator, I feel that nouns are very important in the way that you present content to you students. As you teach them, you want to find the correct words or nouns to be able to give solid examples to your students so that they can comprehend what they are learning in the best possible way. Also, as we as educators create webquests for our students, which tupe of nouns will we use to make this content interesting for our students? Are there certain nouns out there that may grab a students attention vs another? We must be good with our word as educators. We must also know how to use them. My father always told me, that a well educated person knows how and when to use certain words in the English Language.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Webquest 2
What?
This week, have still been learning about the Webquest. What caught my attention is that we went over a little bit more about hyperlinking. I feel that the hyperlink option is a very beneficial and necessary tool when working to create webquest.
So What?
I still feel that webquest are very beneficial to educators. I was thinking about it, and it is a very good way to create your own virtual field trip for your students. Also, to teach them about specific things that you want them to research on their own interactively. Educators in the arts can use this tool to help students understand specific elements in their fields. Whether it be music, drama, art, etc. By doing this, we as educators can help our students become interactive learners and keep them interested in what they are learning.
Now What?
For future students, webquests will be very beneficial to their education. In this time and age, our children have become digital learners. They tend to be interactive with technology. The best way that I feel to reach out to these students is to meet them on their level. This is digitally, if we as teachers learn how to do this, and how to do it effectively. It is my opinion that our students will be more interested in what they are learning. You can keep them interested, when otherwise they wouldn't. We are no longer in the age of everyone just sitting at their desk and listening to the teacher give a lecture, and then occasionally write something up on the black board. In many places today, their are schools that I computers just about in every classroom. Much like the highs school that I attended. The school that I graduated was named, Roy Miller High School, Center for Communications, Technology, and for the Performing Arts. Much of our curriculum was technologically based. We had digital learning labs on campus, and many assignments were done on computers. If I graduated in 2000, I am curious to see how they are doing things now. Again, if our students are digital learners, we must meet them there and teach them they way that they learn. This will make an effective educator.
Video Reflection
Idea Ad, "Education for all."
This video brought up a couple of thoughts in my mind. One of these was, education is for everyone one. Not just the wealthy or the middle class, of for people who just happen to live in prosperous countries. It is for everyone. Though, it is sad that there are places where education is not the greatest. I Feel though that through technology and the way it is now, and the way that it will be in the future, it could be very possible for a good education to reach to children in all the most obscure places in the world. Because, they deserve it just as much as anyone here in the United States does.
This week, have still been learning about the Webquest. What caught my attention is that we went over a little bit more about hyperlinking. I feel that the hyperlink option is a very beneficial and necessary tool when working to create webquest.
So What?
I still feel that webquest are very beneficial to educators. I was thinking about it, and it is a very good way to create your own virtual field trip for your students. Also, to teach them about specific things that you want them to research on their own interactively. Educators in the arts can use this tool to help students understand specific elements in their fields. Whether it be music, drama, art, etc. By doing this, we as educators can help our students become interactive learners and keep them interested in what they are learning.
Now What?
For future students, webquests will be very beneficial to their education. In this time and age, our children have become digital learners. They tend to be interactive with technology. The best way that I feel to reach out to these students is to meet them on their level. This is digitally, if we as teachers learn how to do this, and how to do it effectively. It is my opinion that our students will be more interested in what they are learning. You can keep them interested, when otherwise they wouldn't. We are no longer in the age of everyone just sitting at their desk and listening to the teacher give a lecture, and then occasionally write something up on the black board. In many places today, their are schools that I computers just about in every classroom. Much like the highs school that I attended. The school that I graduated was named, Roy Miller High School, Center for Communications, Technology, and for the Performing Arts. Much of our curriculum was technologically based. We had digital learning labs on campus, and many assignments were done on computers. If I graduated in 2000, I am curious to see how they are doing things now. Again, if our students are digital learners, we must meet them there and teach them they way that they learn. This will make an effective educator.
Video Reflection
Idea Ad, "Education for all."
This video brought up a couple of thoughts in my mind. One of these was, education is for everyone one. Not just the wealthy or the middle class, of for people who just happen to live in prosperous countries. It is for everyone. Though, it is sad that there are places where education is not the greatest. I Feel though that through technology and the way it is now, and the way that it will be in the future, it could be very possible for a good education to reach to children in all the most obscure places in the world. Because, they deserve it just as much as anyone here in the United States does.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
WebQuest 1
What?
At the current time, we are beginning our Webquest assignments. We are in our groups discussing what we are going to do our Webquest on and getting everything organized.
So What?
I have never really thought about Webquest till today. I didn't even really know what they were actually. The more I think about it though, they could be very useful if done correctly. Touching base with our students, our digital learners as we might call them. They could find this very useful. If there is a topic that you would like your students to learn more about, a webquest is an interactive that they could use to help them learn. Depending on the subject, you could even be used as an informative virtual field trip of sorts. In a professional setting, you and your colleagues could even get together and create one for a particular department.
If used well and if the students know how to work, then this is a very useful. Webquests could be used anywhere form Elementary to Secondary education. It would be a useful tool that every educator should learn how to use.
Now What?
By learning how to create and use Webquest in my curriculum, I can become a more effective educator to benefit my students. For my content area, Music, to help them understand more of the pieces we are playing, I can create a webquest to help them understand the composers thoughts and why composers do what they do. I could use one as a Music History lesson to help the students better understand music in general. I feel that webquest could benefit students in general because it makes learning interactive. They are doing rather than just receiving the information and falling asleep at a desk. It will be more meaningful for them.
Video Reflection
What can I say? That was one cool video clip! The surface computer interface looks like something I would definitely get my hands on. It would be a very fun and interactive way to teach. At school defiantly, but more so at home. It would be a great teaching and learning tool for my baby boy when he gets older. Whether it be learning his ABC's, numbers, how to run certain applications, etc. In a school setting, can you imagine your white board being an interactive surface computer? How cool would that be? You can use them for training staff, new teachers in a way that brings all types of technology together. All I can think of about these surface computers is how cool!
At the current time, we are beginning our Webquest assignments. We are in our groups discussing what we are going to do our Webquest on and getting everything organized.
So What?
I have never really thought about Webquest till today. I didn't even really know what they were actually. The more I think about it though, they could be very useful if done correctly. Touching base with our students, our digital learners as we might call them. They could find this very useful. If there is a topic that you would like your students to learn more about, a webquest is an interactive that they could use to help them learn. Depending on the subject, you could even be used as an informative virtual field trip of sorts. In a professional setting, you and your colleagues could even get together and create one for a particular department.
If used well and if the students know how to work, then this is a very useful. Webquests could be used anywhere form Elementary to Secondary education. It would be a useful tool that every educator should learn how to use.
Now What?
By learning how to create and use Webquest in my curriculum, I can become a more effective educator to benefit my students. For my content area, Music, to help them understand more of the pieces we are playing, I can create a webquest to help them understand the composers thoughts and why composers do what they do. I could use one as a Music History lesson to help the students better understand music in general. I feel that webquest could benefit students in general because it makes learning interactive. They are doing rather than just receiving the information and falling asleep at a desk. It will be more meaningful for them.
Video Reflection
What can I say? That was one cool video clip! The surface computer interface looks like something I would definitely get my hands on. It would be a very fun and interactive way to teach. At school defiantly, but more so at home. It would be a great teaching and learning tool for my baby boy when he gets older. Whether it be learning his ABC's, numbers, how to run certain applications, etc. In a school setting, can you imagine your white board being an interactive surface computer? How cool would that be? You can use them for training staff, new teachers in a way that brings all types of technology together. All I can think of about these surface computers is how cool!
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